First Release

Year: LXIII.
Zagreb, 11 March 2026
GRAD-2026-3-2
ISSN 1334-0557

BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED, 2025

There were 11 733 building permits issued in 2025, which was 0.8% less than in 2024.

The planned value of works for the building permits issued in 2025 amounted to 7 861 391 thousand euro, which was 4.2% more than in 2024.

According to the permits issued in 2025, there are 21 809 dwellings planned to be built, which is 6.9% more than in 2024.

In 2025:

- by types of constructions, 88.0% of permits were issued on buildings and 12.0% on civil engineering works

- by types of works, 80.6% of permits were issued on new constructions and 19.4% on reconstructions.

1 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS
  Number of permits by types of constructions Planned value of works, thousand euro Dwellings
Total Buildings Civil engineering works Total Buildings Civil engineering works Number Useful floor area, m2
2024 11 823 10 273 1 550 7 543 712 6 018 204 1 525 508 20 405 1 941 780
2025 11 733 10 325 1 408 7 861 391 5 840 369 2 021 022 21 809 2 024 978
Indices
2025
2024		 99,2 100,5 90,8 104,2 97,0 132,5 106,9 104,3

G-1 COMPOSITION OF NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2023 − 2025

G-2 COMPOSITION OF PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, 2023 − 2025

G-3 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2021 − 2025

G-4 USEFUL FLOOR AREA OF DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 2021 − 2025

2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED AND PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND TYPES OF WORKS, 2025
By types of constructions Number of permits by types of works Planned value of works, thousand euro
Total New constructions Reconstructions Total New constructions Reconstructions
Total 11 733 9 453 2 280 7 861 391 6 221 224 1 640 167
Buildings 10 325 8 422 1 903 5 840 369 4 756 945 1 083 424
Residential buildings 8 724 7 362 1 362 3 583 433 3 306 271 277 162
Non-residential buildings 1 601 1 060 541 2 256 936 1 450 674 806 262
Civil engineering works 1 408 1 031 377 2 021 022 1 464 279 556 743
Transport infrastructure 484 292 192 689 473 355 849 333 624
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 771 628 143 925 445 793 063 132 382
Complex constructions on industrial sites 42 24 18 218 923 179 594 39 329
Other civil engineering works 111 87 24 187 181 135 773 51 408

3 PERMITS ISSUED ON BUILDINGS, 2025
  Number of permits Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 10 325 4 036 643 15 626 760
New buildings 8 422 3 693 158 14 166 894
Residential buildings with: 7 362 2 624 145 8 105 792
One dwelling  4 798 951 749 2 925 693
Two dwellings  716 196 453 602 795
Three and more dwellings  1 835 1 462 391 4 534 590
Residences for communities 13 13 552 42 714
Non-residential buildings 1 060 1 069 013 6 061 102
Hotels and similar buildings 125 108 520 379 723
Office buildings 44 86 654 307 416
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 101 150 763 871 154
Traffic and communication buildings 139 27 143 131 617
Industrial buildings and warehouses 269 431 413 3 194 221
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 118 171 844 790 295
Other non-residential buildings1) 264 92 676 386 676
Additions (extensions)2) 679 343 485 1 459 866
Residential buildings 491 104 465 314 949
Non-residential buildings 188 239 020 1 144 917
Conversions and improvements 1 224 - -
Residential buildings 871 - -
Non-residential buildings 353 - -

1) This group includes farm buildings, buildings for religious services, etc.
2) Works leading to the creation of new usable units beside or on an already existing constructions (new dwellings, space for economic activity and other spaces).

4 DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, BY TYPE OF BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION WORKS AND NUMBER OF ROOMS, 2025
  Number of dwellings Useful floor area, m2 Dwellings by number of rooms
1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 or more rooms
Total 21 809 2 024 978 1 684 6 562 6 645 4 526 1 773 452 107 60
Dwellings in new buildings 20 796 1 932 894 1 563 6 278 6 359 4 324 1 680 435 102 55
Residential buildings with: 20 720 1 927 341 1 559 6 263 6 306 4 321 1 680 434 102 55
One dwelling 4 798 735 865 91 356 952 1 703 1 180 374 95 47
Two dwellings 1 432 153 750 62 262 465 468 141 22 6 6
Three and more dwellings 14 490 1 037 726 1 406 5 645 4 889 2 150 359 38 1 2
Non-residential buildings1) 76 5 553 4 15 53 3 - 1 - -
Dwellings created by additions and extensions 848 77 321 102 222 247 173 81 14 4 5
Dwellings created by conversions of non-residential area into a dwelling 165 14 763 19 62 39 29 12 3 1 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

5 DWELLINGS IN BUILDINGS FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE ISSUED, ACCORDING TO TYPES OF SETTLEMENTS, INTENDED USE AND NUMBER OF FLOORS, BY EQUIPMENT WITH CENTRAL HEATING AND KITCHEN, 2025
  Total In residential buildings In non-residential buildings1)
Number Useful floor area, m2 Total With one dwelling With two dwellings With three and more dwellings
Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2 Number Useful floor area, m2
Total 21 809 2 024 978 21 731 2 019 256 5 205 781 810 1 624 169 366 14 902 1 068 080 78 5 722
In urban settlements 12 166 966 870 12 137 964 633 1 247 191 460 550 57 341 10 340 715 832 29 2 237
In other settlements 9 643 1 058 108 9 594 1 054 623 3 958 590 350 1 074 112 025 4 562 352 248 49 3 485
According to number of floors in building                                  
Ground-floor buildings 2 856 304 754 2 850 304 273 2 146 249 959 310 25 151 394 29 163 6 481
1 floor 4 945 645 952 4 929 644 739 2 443 416 408 986 106 738 1 500 121 593 16 1 213
2 floors 6 124 544 412 6 112 543 263 572 105 437 306 34 520 5 234 403 306 12 1 149
3 floors 2 968 215 157 2 936 213 140 44 10 006 22 2 957 2 870 200 177 32 2 017
4 − 5 floors 2 769 183 868 2 757 183 006 - - - - 2 757 183 006 12 862
6 − 8 floors 568 36 291 568 36 291 - - - - 568 36 291 - -
9 and more floors  1 579 94 544 1 579 94 544 - - - - 1 579 94 544 - -
Number of dwellings with central heating 12 894 1 175 544 12 857 1 172 624 3 128 467 166 658 71 638 9 071 633 820 37 2 920
Number of dwellings with kitchen larger than 4 m2 21 435 - 21 359 - 5 127 - 1 605 - 14 627 - 76 -
Number of dwellings with kitchen smaller than 4 m2 374 - 372 - 78 - 19 - 275 - 2 -

1) Prevailingly non-residential buildings.

6 SIZE OF BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS WITH BUILDING PERMITS (new constructions and additions), 2025
County of Buildings Dwellings
Total Residential Non-residential Number Useful floor area, m2
Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3 Floor area, m2 Volume, m3
Total 4 036 643 15 626 760 2 728 610 8 420 741 1 308 033 7 206 019 21 809 2 024 978
Zagreb 444 755 2 278 421 229 772 683 085 214 983 1 595 336 1 712 166 119
Krapina-Zagorje 118 883 445 266 60 335 185 668 58 548 259 598 437 43 499
Sisak-Moslavina 63 427 259 725 33 394 102 448 30 033 157 277 240 25 031
Karlovac 39 241 143 769 18 447 56 145 20 794 87 624 128 12 847
Varaždin 157 359 680 643 63 828 190 071 93 531 490 572 450 51 164
Koprivnica-Križevci 64 814 271 485 36 877 114 053 27 937 157 432 290 23 572
Bjelovar-Bilogora 83 932 332 999 33 662 105 902 50 270 227 097 267 23 729
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 252 223 917 737 203 267 639 094 48 956 278 643 1 557 152 025
Lika-Senj 47 899 172 094 28 186 87 201 19 713 84 893 237 22 655
Virovitica-Podravina 67 263 287 859 24 533 74 168 42 730 213 691 198 16 549
Požega-Slavonia 39 539 173 335 12 734 40 761 26 805 132 574 73 7 064
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 87 799 319 759 43 480 139 286 44 319 180 473 283 33 143
Zadar 438 237 1 401 533 385 851 1 175 587 52 386 225 946 3 266 306 197
Osijek-Baranja 216 495 1 027 533 101 924 306 502 114 571 721 031 772 78 857
Šibenik-Knin 163 022 564 134 131 546 390 818 31 476 173 316 960 99 933
Vukovar-Srijem 94 901 405 540 35 550 110 489 59 351 295 051 220 23 980
Split-Dalmatia 382 600 1 360 478 304 628 941 694 77 972 418 784 2 481 217 278
Istria 393 180 1 307 934 349 059 1 074 059 44 121 233 875 2 432 284 832
Dubrovnik-Neretva 88 217 292 367 76 896 236 881 11 321 55 486 633 58 406
Međimurje 131 549 575 509 63 201 188 878 68 348 386 631 355 47 217
City of Zagreb 661 308 2 408 640 491 440 1 577 951 169 868 830 689 4 818 330 881

7 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS AND BY COUNTIES, 2025

Thousand euro

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Residential buildings Non-residential buildings Transport infrastructure Pipelines, communication and electricity lines Complex constructions on industrial sites Other civil engineering works
Total 7 861 391 3 583 433 2 256 936 689 473 925 445 218 923 187 181
Zagreb 629 713 265 112 273 568 43 542 43 512 2 290 1 689
Krapina-Zagorje 223 789 76 660 132 680 9 859 4 123 - 467
Sisak-Moslavina 210 816 41 366 54 901 26 521 81 679 1 713 4 636
Karlovac 123 703 23 627 50 957 35 111 7 309 939 5 760
Varaždin 327 613 77 913 167 253 31 514 35 853 3 300 11 780
Koprivnica-Križevci 185 891 50 840 63 717 5 325 4 682 500 60 827
Bjelovar-Bilogora 191 928 43 883 80 215 43 313 7 768 - 16 749
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 597 130 309 642 127 492 44 523 67 231 46 880 1 362
Lika-Senj 119 459 38 250 40 185 31 591 6 151 - 3 282
Virovitica-Podravina 111 184 22 655 52 731 12 653 22 024 - 1 121
Požega-Slavonia 93 088 15 118 63 873 5 695 7 631 375 396
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 116 206 41 196 58 707 4 134 2 380 75 9 714
Zadar 716 394 553 466 124 204 18 956 16 243 176 3 349
Osijek-Baranja 525 715 118 523 256 709 73 271 49 485 16 733 10 994
Šibenik-Knin 381 462 184 782 39 568 43 793 20 089 93 230 -
Vukovar-Srijem 171 230 40 733 93 007 8 247 21 070 3 418 4 755
Split-Dalmatia 640 082 395 447 112 056 38 833 56 399 34 631 2 716
Istria 742 135 529 595 97 475 30 799 70 848 3 762 9 656
Dubrovnik-Neretva 197 136 125 693 32 925 26 817 1 870 - 9 831
Međimurje 233 587 63 335 95 616 41 260 4 679 2 162 26 535
City of Zagreb 821 304 565 597 239 097 1 361 4 948 8 739 1 562
County not located1) 501 826 - - 112 355 389 471 - -

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

8 PLANNED VALUE OF WORKS, BY TYPES OF CONSTRUCTIONS, BY INVESTOR AND BY COUNTIES, 2025

Thousand euro

County of Total Buildings Civil engineering works
Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities Total Natural persons Legal entities
Total 7 861 391 2 349 860 5 511 531 5 840 369 2 328 421 3 511 948 2 021 022 21 439 1 999 583
Zagreb 629 713 163 387 466 326 538 680 163 301 375 379 91 033 86 90 947
Krapina-Zagorje 223 789 65 508 158 281 209 340 65 315 144 025 14 449 193 14 256
Sisak-Moslavina 210 816 29 780 181 036 96 267 29 780 66 487 114 549 - 114 549
Karlovac 123 703 22 750 100 953 74 584 22 113 52 471 49 119 637 48 482
Varaždin 327 613 69 763 257 850 245 166 69 763 175 403 82 447 - 82 447
Koprivnica-Križevci 185 891 29 961 155 930 114 557 29 954 84 603 71 334 7 71 327
Bjelovar-Bilogora 191 928 47 144 144 784 124 098 46 707 77 391 67 830 437 67 393
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 597 130 199 638 397 492 437 134 199 363 237 771 159 996 275 159 721
Lika-Senj 119 459 36 078 83 381 78 435 36 078 42 357 41 024 - 41 024
Virovitica-Podravina 111 184 14 991 96 193 75 386 13 531 61 855 35 798 1 460 34 338
Požega-Slavonia 93 088 9 338 83 750 78 991 7 454 71 537 14 097 1 884 12 213
Slavonski Brod-Posavina 116 206 46 475 69 731 99 903 44 444 55 459 16 303 2 031 14 272
Zadar 716 394 331 420 384 974 677 670 330 685 346 985 38 724 735 37 989
Osijek-Baranja 525 715 141 104 384 611 375 232 141 069 234 163 150 483 35 150 448
Šibenik-Knin 381 462 128 162 253 300 224 350 128 162 96 188 157 112 - 157 112
Vukovar-Srijem 171 230 41 301 129 929 133 740 41 301 92 439 37 490 - 37 490
Split-Dalmatia 640 082 297 867 342 215 507 503 297 340 210 163 132 579 527 132 052
Istria 742 135 358 731 383 404 627 070 357 506 269 564 115 065 1 225 113 840
Dubrovnik-Neretva 197 136 93 077 104 059 158 618 92 453 66 165 38 518 624 37 894
Međimurje 233 587 52 983 180 604 158 951 41 735 117 216 74 636 11 248 63 388
City of Zagreb 821 304 170 402 650 902 804 694 170 367 634 327 16 610 35 16 575
County not located1) 501 826 - 501 826 - - - 501 826 - 501 826

1) Constructions spreading on territories of two or more counties.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Notice

The Croatian Bureau of Statistics submits quarterly data on issued building permits to Eurostat. These data are available on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics in the STS Database (database of short-term business statistics) at https://stsbaza.dzs.hr/en.

The STS Database presents data in the form of gross (unadjusted), working-day adjusted as well as seasonally and working-day adjusted absolute values.

Seasonal and working-day adjustment has been done using the X13 ARIMA method on the quarterly series of absolute values, starting with data for the first quarter of 2000.

Sources and methods of data collection

The data are collected by using the reporting method on the Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits (GRAĐ-44a form).

Coverage and comparability

The Monthly Report on Issued Building Permits is collected from the administration bodies competent for construction affairs in major cities, the City of Zagreb and counties as well as from the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, which issue building permits for constructions as specified in the Building Act (NN, No. 155/25).

Data on types of constructions and works are classified according to the National Classification of Types of Constructions – NKVG (Methodological Guidelines No. 41, ISBN 953-6667-33-9, the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, 2002).

Definitions

Constructions are structures connected with the ground, for which construction works are carried out and which are made of construction materials and ready-made components.

Buildings are permanent constructions covered with a roof and closed with outer walls. They are built as separate useful units that protect from weather and other external conditions, intended for dwelling, for performing a certain activity or for storage and upkeep of animals, goods and equipment used in various industrial activities and services, etc.

In this survey, constructions covered with a roof but without (some of the) walls, e.g., porches and underground constructions, such as underground shelters, underground garages, underground shopping centres and other business spaces (e.g. in subways), etc. are also counted as buildings.

Residential buildings are constructions in which 50% or more of the useful floor area is intended for dwelling purposes.

Non-residential buildings are constructions without dwelling areas or in which less than 50% of the overall useful floor area is used for dwelling purposes.

Floor area of a building is the sum total of areas of all floors of a building placed inside outer walls.

Useful floor area of a dwelling is the floor area of a dwelling, measured inside the walls of the dwelling.

Volume of a building is the sum total of the volumes of all roofed spaces of a building, including outer walls.

Civil engineering works are all constructions not classified under buildings, for example, roads, railways, pipelines, bridges, dams, constructions intended for sports and recreation, etc.

New constructions are newly built structures built on a location where no structure existed or on a location previously cleared by demolition.

Reconstructions are construction works that effect main characteristics of already existing constructions, for example, additions and extensions, conversions and other works, which may significantly improve the occupancy value of a construction (for example, capacity, quality, function) and/or prolong or at least restore its duration.

Value of works is defined according to the bill of costs submitted by an investor. It is used for defining a tax paid for issuing of building permit.

 

Abbreviations
   
Eurostat Statistical Office of the European Union
m2 square metre
m3 cubic metre
NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
‘000 thousand
   
Symbols  
   
- no occurrence

 

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